diff --git a/libmpdemux/demux_mkv.c b/libmpdemux/demux_mkv.c
index 3572f2de8e..0cf2505965 100644
--- a/libmpdemux/demux_mkv.c
+++ b/libmpdemux/demux_mkv.c
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ static int demux_mkv_read_cues(demuxer_t *demuxer)
     off_t off;
     int i, il;
 
-    if (index_mode == 0) {
+    if (index_mode == 0 || index_mode == 2) {
         ebml_read_skip(s, NULL);
         return 0;
     }